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No. 62,522. r Patented March 5, 1867.

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I, Joni: W. BLANOHARD, of Butland, in the county of Dane, and State ofWisconsin, have invented a new and improved Feed-Rack; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing a feed-rack forfeeding hay, straw, stalks, and other coarse feed, and also feeding inthe same rack grain mash and other fine feed without waste, and keepingthe whole under cover and movable from place to place by hand, and atthe same time separating the animals at the rack so that each one canonly take his own food.

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will proceed todescribe itsconstruction.

I take two sixteen-feet boards, one inch thick, and each one foot wide,and put together for the bottom. I) I), laid on two picces of scantlingtwo by four inches, and set on legs ten inches high, 0 c and (Z d. Eachside is fitted with a rack extending upward from the outward edge e, therounds of which are one foot apart to keep the animals heads separated,and an inner rack, the rounds of which are four inches apart, marked f,and slanting from the top inwards, so as to give eight inches clear forthe feed trough, which is constructed upon the outer edge of the bottomboards, between the two racks marked g, and is three inches deep. Theend of the rack may be terminated with rounds, h. The upper end of eachrack terminates in the same frame, 2', which is constructed of two byfour inch scantling, and is three feet wide and sixteen feet long; andfrom this upper frame there rises a roof, with the proper slant,consisting on each side of single board two feet wide, split so as toallow the upper foot of width 0 to open downwards upon hinges, k, toinsert the hay or straw, and the lower eight inches, 17, to open upwardupon hinges, c, to put in the grain and fine feed, and which boards areplaced upon rafters, m, projecting downwards so as to allow a board, at,eight inches wide, to run from their ends downwards and inwards, withits lower edge over the trough, so as to convey the grain and fine feedproperly into the trough; and for this purpose its lower edge is notchedinto the rounds of the outer rack, or they may pass through. The extremeheight of rack from the ground to the peak of the roof is fivcandonc-half feet. The

dimensions above given are the proper ones for the construction of arack for sheep. For cattle andlarger animals the construction would besimilar, with increased size. The whole rack, with the exception of thehinges and nails, may be constructed of any ordinary wood, and therounds may be of split or round wood, and the frame of sawed wood orpoles, and it may be made either in a rough or finished style.

When used, the rack is taken by hand and placed in the most convenientlocation for feeding, near the sheds or stacks. The upper lids areboth-thrown down, and the inner rack filled with the hay, straw, orother coarse feed, and the lids again thrown back to their places, so asto secure the feed from the rain or snow. The lower lid may be liftedup, and the grain or fine feed may be poured in upon the board 72,,sliding down into the trough g, and the lid may then be thrown down toits place, keeping out the wet and snow. The animals will stand each inits own place, the forward rack keeping their heads apart and notallowing them to be driven away, and keeping other animals from gettingtheir feed, and at the same time preventing any waste of hay or grain.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The arrangement of the boardn for conveying the feed, and the roofboards 0 and]; opening in the manner described, in connection with theracks e andf and trough g, for the purposes described.

' JOHN w. BLANCHARD.

Witnesses: r

CHAS. T. WnKnLuY, FRANGIS Massme.

